Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-09

Tha psuitlsn Of Seattle - The CON
meFslai metropolis and Rrsai railroad
e.utsr Of Washinaton Territory Eay b
IA % be assured. Never IN Tee pant
nave ths merchants Of this oily heid .
-. undlspoisd svsy tbsonahost
western Washington. Their srads =
lnarsssIps almost daily and thsy als
continually szisndina TIE ns'd 81 shsiI
ovsrssions. Tbsy ere snsrRssie, tnrsSd
and saanslous, and u Il safe 10 nay thai
Win 9 eonssnnanss Of The present e.
fer. eaassls's position - The eoznef-
einl esntsE az he Territory VII svsr b
A. uuausstlonsd as Il IL today.
The position Of Ne cis5 ~ . Fsilfoea
esuter ls eqaally sabiest Tor sonRfasa'
Istlon. Pour roads now enter NE sily
ana lhrsaeh their connexions thsy at
fora a. enapls means Of eommanieaiiOn
Win al parts Of ths souniry. Railroad
bulldog around Seattle yin continue -
an unprecedented rate, and several dis
advantages asdsr vhish Seattle has
herssofors Iabogsd 10 The master Of rail-
roads wll eoon BE- Of the pass. Win
the eonssfusiion Of nsw roads and
changes Of management in old ons1, shs
railroad question IL nsislina itssls 20 far
e. seattle d esnoasned. THIS city 3 70
dsyshs railroad esnisEof western Wash'
inasOn and n viii ever sontinne 70 BE-
sash. Il nav has -four roads uhefs no
other city h western WsshinRton has
more than enc. and this eseat advantages
is bound 10 Be lnessaaod rather than a.
minishsd.
with shs position Of Ne city a. ihs
eomnsselal and railroad osnisF thus
made certain. ouE citizens should tuFn
their attention 70 Va dsyelopmens Of
their city In another direction. Il e
thsir duty 70 maks known The aayan-
taaes Of Seattle as . manafasauEing
Point and 10 encourage n sssRT posi-
he vay ths establishment OF mana
faosurina industries. Tue Chamber OF
Oommesos and The Board Of Trade
have done lltals Ia this direction. u be-
ina, perhaps, somewhat Out Of their
province. Il d time nov. however, for
an oraAsissd and determined effort 70
secure more asd larger mannfAcaurtua
esiabllshmsnts for our Gig.
Il 4 ROC . settled fact thas the great
iron works Of which Peter Kisks d the
moving spirit viii be located 10 King
soenty and THAI the advantage Of their
location win BE- received b. Seattle. A.
soon a. lhsss works are IN operation Be-
aitls vii Be better situated for mana
assuring purposes than any other city
IN The Unllsd States. This IL appaF-
eusly 4 broad Statements. but n II strict
n On aoauEnte one. AL the materials
used IN general nnanufaeiuEing ara 10 Be
had here IN abundance. Thsre are
oahor Eaelona where lumber u plenty,
other regions vnsFe coal isplsnty. Other
regions where iron iu plenty. bat there
Is no other FeRlen where ell theae are %
plenty and % cheap - thsy are IN he
Immediate peiehboshOod Of Seattle,
Almost any article Of commerce may
be manufactured hers Of material 70 b
had In Kine county, and The nnFivalled
position Of our city with reference "a
ahipvlnR facilities Will enable her man
faciuEeru 10 compete advantagsoasly n
any market OF the world. With I've
tsanseontinsntal lines blddinR FOR cal
patronage and 9Th The broad ocean
before ua. u ls dtfhoalt 10 zee how q
slty could hs better situated for ship.
pina purposes than h Seattle.
u ramaina for cor eitiatns 10 call The
attention Of The voEld 70 thsss adVan-
taass By organised and systematic e.,
fast. Il Fe@aina fer tham 10 effss IN
daesmenls Tor the establishment Fl
manufacturing industries. MAnafae-
lurosa ahoula be made "a understand
that the land necessary for mannfAe.
turing Purposes viii b donated By The
sillsans. Tia city should Fsmla The
taxes for . term q ysara on The plants
of ell nanafaeiaFing Industries ssiah-
liuhed within = certain time. Every
thing possible ahoald b done 70 secure
ne immediate location % mere fac
tories.
Thls Il . most Important uaaitsS and
oae vhlch sh0ald not be ueRlsesed. Ar.
Fangsmenta shoald a. once b made.
noe only " 81 forth The advantages Il
seattle IN this pArtiealaE 10 systemat-
h vay, bal 10 oGss saeh ladaae0snts -
ere deemed propsr 10 sseass Ne i@Ds-
diata e4tabllshment Of new Industries.